千篇一律 | [qiān piān yī lǜ, ㄑㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ, 千 篇 一 律] thousand articles, same rule (成语 saw); stereotyped and repetitive; once you've seen one, you've seen them all #30,146 [Add to Longdo] |
盖棺定论 | [gài guān dìng lùn, ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ, 盖 棺 定 论 / 蓋 棺 定 論] definitive conclusion on the coffin lid (成语 saw); You can only judge a person's merits or demerits after death.; don't pass judgement until you've seen the end #80,770 [Add to Longdo] |
盖棺论定 | [gài guān lùn dìng, ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ, 盖 棺 论 定 / 蓋 棺 論 定] definitive conclusion on the coffin lid (成语 saw); You can only judge a person's merits or demerits after death.; don't pass judgement until you've seen the end #110,318 [Add to Longdo] |
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆 | [zhòng guā dé guā, zhòng dòu dé dòu, ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄚ, ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄡˋ, 种 瓜 得 瓜 , 种 豆 得 豆 / 種 瓜 得 瓜 , 種 豆 得 豆] lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (成语 saw); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.; One must live with the consequences of one's actions.; You've made your bed, now must lie on it. [Add to Longdo] |
お手並み拝見;お手並拝見;御手並み拝見;御手並拝見 | [おてなみはいけん, otenamihaiken] (exp) let's see what you've got; show me what you've got [Add to Longdo] |
パケ死 | [パケし, pake shi] (n) finding out you've run up a fortune by web access on your mobile (lit [Add to Longdo] |
一本取られた | [いっぽんとられた, ippontorareta] (exp) touche'; you've got me there [Add to Longdo] |
我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ;我が身を抓って人の痛さを知れ | [わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ, wagamiwotsunettehitonoitasawoshire] (exp) (id) you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch oneself and know others' pain [Add to Longdo] |
人には添うて見よ馬には乗って見よ | [ひとにはそうてみようまにはのってみよ, hitonihasoutemiyoumanihanottemiyo] (exp) (obsc) you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them, just like you can't judge a horse until you've ridden it [Add to Longdo] |
日光を見ずして結構と言うなかれ | [にっこうをみずしてけっこうというなかれ, nikkouwomizushitekekkoutoiunakare] (exp) (id) (See ナポリを見てから死ね) see Nikko and die; don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko [Add to Longdo] |